Wakefield Obituaries

Held engineering positions in electronics industry

Published in the November 24, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Larry A. Arena North Reading passed peacefully on November 21, 2015 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born on September 11, 1932, he was the oldest of three children of John Arena and Rose Pietrafitta, both immigrants from Messina…

Published in the November 23, 2015 edition.

TEWKSBURY – Eli P. Muise, 86, of Tewksbury formerly of Wakefield and Reading died Nov. 20, 2015 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill.

Born in Springhaven, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 7, 1929, he was the son of Leon and Julienne (Frotten) Muise.

Eli was raised…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition.

NORWOOD — Anna Pasqua, 75, died suddenly on Nov. 18 at Norwood Hospital.

Anna was born Sept. 8, 1940, in Boston, the daughter of the late Sebastiano Fortuna and Martha (Lisitano) of Italy. She is survived by her devoted husband, Nino Pasqua; their two children, her son Vinny…

Published in the November 20, 2015 edition.

READING — William J. O’Brien, 88, of Reading, passed away on Nov. 15.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend who will missed by all who knew him.

William was the beloved husband of Anne C. (Doucette) O’Brien. He was the devoted father…

Published in the November 19, 2015 edition.

MELROSE — Dorothy A. (Campbell) O’Toole, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at D’Youville Senior Care in Lowell on Monday, Nov. 16.

Dorothy was born in Somerville on Jan. 6, 1922, the daughter of the late William and Eva (Gladu) Campbell. She was raised in Woburn…

WWII veteran, salesman, handyman

Published in the November 18, 2015 edition

MELROSE — Philip A. Glennon, 91, of Melrose, passed away on Nov. 14.
Philip was born in Lynn on Jan. 16, 1924 to Philip and Catherine (Shine) Glennon.
He was raised in Malden and graduated from Revere High School. Philip served honorably during World…

Reflective individual graduated from Wakefield High

Published in the November 18, 2015 edition

DERRY, N.H. — Terry Joseph Janiak, 64, of Derry, N.H., formerly of Salem, N.H., died on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Parkland Medical Center, in Derry, N.H., after a hard-fought, 10-year battle against cancer.
In hospice care for his final days, Terry passed…

Army veteran, retired contractor

Published in the November 18, 2015 edition

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baldassaro “Eddie” Amico, 86, died suddenly on Thursday, Nov. 12.
“Eddie” was born in Winchester to the late Anthony and Frances (Asaro) Amico on July 5, 1929. He attended Winchester Public Schools and was a veteran in the U.S. Army…

Published in the November 17, 2015 edition.

LYNNFIELD — Horace F. “Freddy” Smith, 90, a resident of Lynnfield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Mr. Smith was born in Stoneham on Aug. 27, 1925, one of three children of the late Horace E. and Elizabeth G. (Friberg) Smith. He was raised in…

Published in the November 16, 2015 edition.

HARRISON, Maine — Daniel P. Jack, 76, of Harrison, Maine, died Monday, Nov. 9, at his home with his family by his side.

He was born in West Roxbury on July 7, 1939, the son of Alan G. and Catherine P. Callaghan Jack. He faithfully served in the…

Published in the November 16, 2015 edition.

WAKEFIELD — Thaditharayil Mathew (T.M.) Jacob, son of the late T. Mathew and Annamma Mathew of Mumbai, India, was born in Nasik, in the Maharashtra region of India on May 21, 1936.

He graduated from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute with a degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and…

Published in the November 13, 2015 edition.

CHELSEA — Amedio “Chico” Civiello, 82, passed away Nov. 6 at the Soldiers Home in Chelsea.

Born in Lynn on Dec. 31, 1932, he was the son of the late Amedio and Frances (Prezioso) Civiello.

Mr. Civiello was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School, Class of 1950…